ELPUB2017 : Focus on Open Science

International Conference on Electronic Publishing (ELPUB) 2017: Call For Papers Theme: Expanding Perspectives on Open Science: Communities, Cultures and Diversity in Concepts and Practices. If you have a proposal for a presentation or for a session, please consider a submission. The deadline for submission to ELPUB2017 has been extended to January 15, 2017.

The International Conference on Electronic Publishing (ELPUB) is entering its 3rd decade of continuous engagement with the changing landscape of publishing and scholarly communications. The upcoming conference will focus on the diverse perspectives on Open Science, one of the most widely discussed topics in research communications today.

Despite the common claims that Open Science improves transparency and accountability throughout the research life cycle while democratizing the knowledge production process, empirical research and conceptual validation of these ideas has been limited. In addition, there is a growing tendency to conceptualize Open Science as a set of conditions waiting to be met, without regard for regional differences, including cultural and historical contexts of knowledge production.

ELPUB, therefore, invites researchers and practitioners from diverse backgrounds to share their results and ideas at what ELPUB’s organizers hope will be a highly interactive forum.

ELPUB is also exploring alternative models of interaction and co-creation between scholars and citizen scientists and the role of dissemination and publishing within these interactions. As such, the conference is open to a broad range of questions, including:

Who determines the agenda and direction of emerging discourses around Open Science?

How does Open Science challenge the current positions and power of players and agents - in developing and developed countries, with scholars and their networks, commercial and academia-based publishers, research institutions and e-infrastructures, as well as their respective agendas?

Are we seeing a converging global view of Open Science, or are there disciplinary, regional, and other differences that are important to consider?

What are the gaps between existing Open Science policies, regulatory frameworks, and implementation requirements and how should they be addressed?

How do Open Science agendas relate to the Open Innovation agendas of governments, funders and institutions? What is the impact of these agendas on research funding and dissemination practices?

By assessing these interlinked questions, the aim is to improve our understanding of current challenges and opportunities in the ecosystem of Open Science, and how to move forward collaboratively in developing an inclusive system that works for a broad range of participants.

Please join ELPUB in this exciting discussion!

TOPICS include but are not restricted to:

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS

Open Science and Knowledge CommonsGender and Open SciencePolitical Economy of Knowledge ProductionIndigenous Knowledge and Cognitive Justice…

OPEN SCIENCE AND INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH

Open Science and Digital HumanitiesSocial Science Research and Open ScienceGlobal Change Research and Open ScienceWeb Science and Open ScienceIssues on Intellectual Ownership of Publications…

OPEN SCIENCE AND THE RESEARCH LIFECYCLE

Diversity of Outputs and RepresentationsQuality AssessmentAlternative Forms of PublishingEvaluation and Monitoring…

TOOLS, TECHNOLOGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE

Preservation of Digital Research OutputsData VisualizationBig Data Analytics(Linked) Open DataCollaboration Tools and Platforms…

CITIZEN SCIENCE

Public Policy and Lay ParticipationScience Beyond AcademiaIncentives and RecognitionAttribution for Data and Code Sharing …

SUBMISSIONELPUB invites submissions in the form of an extended abstract. All submissions are subjected to peer review. Authors whose abstracts have passed the first round of peer review will be invited to submit full papers.

For each accepted paper, at least one author must register for the conference to present the paper. The same requirement applies for inclusion in the proceedings. Moreover, all those with accepted workshop or demonstration proposals must commit to supporting the event (speakers, lecturers, panel members, etc.) by physically attending and coordinating their activity.

PAPERSsubmitted to this conference must not have been accepted or be under review by another conference or by a journal. They will be published in an indexed open access proceedings. Furthermore, all accepted papers and posters will be archived at the ELPUB Digital Library.

All contents published in the ELPUB proceedings are open access via the conference archive under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproductionin any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited.

All full papers, short papers and posters should be written in English, though other languages would also be considered, provided that an English translation of the abstract is also made available.

CONTRIBUTIONS ARE INVITED FOR THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

Full papers (manuscript up to 10 pages)

Short papers (manuscript up to 6 pages)

Practitioner and Developer papers (manuscript of any length for presentation only)

Posters (abstract min. of 500 words submission and then with the option to publish a manuscript between 2 - 4 pages if the authors choose)

Pre-Conference workshops (abstract min. of 500 words)

Early Stage Research and Practise (inviting early stage researchers, practitioners and students to submit their ideas and work (500 words) in an open discussion with experts from the communityin the form of a workshop)

Funders roundtable

Demonstrations (abstract min. of 500)

All extended abstracts must be submitted via the EasyConference system

Extended abstracts must be between 1,000 - 1,500 words and contain:

1. Title of the paper2. Author(s) name and affiliation3. Email4. Type of paper you plan to submit (e.g. Full paper, short paper,practitioner’s paper)5. Key objectives of the study and significance6. Design and Methodology7. An overview of state of the art in the field8. Outcomes thus far or expected outcomes9. A bibliography10. Keywords (maximum five)

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